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THE I’. E. ISLAND HORSE SIIO\V

B _ The horse show to be held in the Agricultural uilding, Charlottetown, ohthe 17th and 18th inst- ant will be, 0}‘ Ought to be, .a_ great boon to the horse breeding business. Our province has for many years held an excellent reputationas a horse raising coun- try, a reputation well sustained by frequent racing meets and annual provincial and county exhibitions. This year-a show is to be held and judging by the en- tries already made it will be a show that our prov- ince will be proud of.

Let us not forget_that a successful horse show does not consist exclusively of good horses; the hors- es shown may be among the best in the world but if there" is not a good attendance, lots of enthusiasm and a determination on the part of everybody to

' THE cmntorrnrown ovations“

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_Tbe ra-entry of tSir Thomas White into active politics, coming as he did with cyclonic force of eloquence ""1 Bftﬂment. is the sensation of the hour at Ottawa. His command. l"! kllﬂwledts of public nffairs,,in~ dustrial conditions and national requirements enabled him to speak with prophetic power, and to out- itna Canadian determination and 495N113! lll so convincing a form as i0 D1006 him easily in tile firs! rank as the stout hearted Lion of the federal arena. Every phase of ini- portance in government economy. and every form and feature of poll- tical combination and intrigue wen- analyzed to the ﬁnest threads, and to conclusions ‘beyond the roach or successful criticism. Hi3 tier-inro- tlon upon our political future is what every Canadian of common. sense ‘will endorse. A continuation of the Union as now established. under the leadership of Sir Robert Borden, for the remaindevof tho term alloted to them by the peo.

make the show a success, it will fall short of success.

This show is not for horsemen alone; it is for everybody. Our horse business is one of the most important lines we carry; anything that helps it helps the whole pr0vince.It is the duty then of every- body and especially of the farmers to boost this show, to attend it and to do all they can to help it.

No doubt there will be many visitors from the neighboring provinces as there will be a sale of hors- es after the show and p sale of horses in this prov- ince invariably attracts outside buyers.

Ample preparations has been made for accom» iiiodation for- horses and visitors and [everything points to a most successful show. L_et the dates, March 17 and 18, be set apart for this One 00511195?’

alone.

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pie, then a rc-united party compo... ed of stout as well as moderate

Conservatives and Liberals of tho

Progressive Unionist class to com- bine ln a great National Liberal- ‘onservntve Party. and Quch d warty he very Properly conceives till sweep Canada from ocean to

ocean. d-‘or profound reasoning ant] clearness of exposition Sir Thomas White's address is scarcely excell- ed b)‘ any in the history of our fed- eral parliament.

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immigration into (‘anadit is on he increase. Because of restric- lons these newcomers are of a sel.

ect and desirable class, The Hum.- Government is co-operating

with

Helping a Nono-Genarian

__ To Feel Younger‘

I Some time ago an account was given in this column of John Shell of Kentucky, who was said Ito be 131 years old. He was claimed as the oldest man in tho world, and on this assumption thousands of people paid their (limes for tho pri- vilege of looking at him in side shows and hand. New nrisus llr. l. L. Nascher, after an investigation into the facts, to declare ithut Shell is only 97, and that the claim that he is a centenar-

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dated 31829. The earliest definite statement made by the subject ‘himself was whep he was n witness in a lawsuit inhlitll, when he said that he "thought he was born in the same year as Lincoln," which was i809. That would make him 111, or twenty years younger that the advertisements claimed for him. ills statements about his age some- how recall the story of the old negro who had been carefully coach- cd as a witness by a rather un- scrupulous lawyer. Upon his testi- mony depended the issue. His statements were most punctllious, nnd ull efforts to discredit him on

inn was put forward by a little, group oi’ three or four men, who, have exploited hlm rind mudc u small fortune as n result. Dr.‘ Nasclicr inviitletl Kentucky -for the sole purpose of examining SholLi

the ground-s of uncertain memory rolled until Just as heiwas prepar- ing to step from the box-his own lawyer asked: “And what year were you born in, Uncle Mose?" ‘

“Well, boss." he replied, scratch-

ym- n is 11.01 0mm a donor has “n! lug ills head, "llt was either in 1840 opportunity of inspecting a ccnten- or H80‘ I an“ Just “re which",

urizin. Whether he find fraud is not said. but Dr. Nas- chsns article in the Sun and New‘ Yorkllcrald gives the impression that he was not astonished at what he found. in the first place he notesthat Shell lives in one of the most inaccessible places in the habitable United States. A your. ney oi’ twenty miles, partly on u. razor-backed mule, ‘occupied -a day. There was another stage of twgpty miles, of which sixteen only were covered in aiduy. It is impossible to reach the Shell homestead, he says, without a guide. and as a

[rule the Kentuckians do not we].

come visitors. lie believes that dd. Vilmﬂgif has becn taken by those Will! exploited lSilB" of the {My that it requires much time untl no little determination to ‘reach the oltl titan.

Sayu he lo 131.

“"9"”! "are They All Frauds? l

Dr. Woods Hutchinson, an inter-

Richards varied monotony o! his work by calving a-bottio. This he earied to a part of the ship that was above water. and. by manipul- ating his helmet he managed to quench his thirst. Then he tried to close the helmet again. but the rush of air made it impossible; so he gave the alarm signal and walr- ed patiently until he was rescued. -.- oto mo ran-oer THINGS

(The Review) Old and far-off things, but, not un- happy, are brought to mind by H15 death of the discoverer of the pole. What would we not give today for a return o1’ the boyish ardor with which we all hailed Peary's trium- ph und the uustinted interest we all took in the great Doctor Cook con- troversy! Will such things ever

get the world's terrific problems, class struggles at home, the coat-of-

tlirow our whole hearts into sonie- thing as remote from pressing trou-

be again? Shall we be alble to for- ‘

living question. and the rest, 3nd 0

esting writer upon medical subjects‘ in the American press, remarked some time ago that there were no centenarians, and pointed out that

hie as was the nailing of the flag to the North Pole?-\Vell, there ls some comfort in thinking of the stir Einstein has made even in the

practically all the persons for whom extreme old ago was claimed were illiterate, and came from classes in the community where the_vital statistics were not carefully kept. lie said that he never saw oillcial records to prove anybody one hun- dret‘: years old, and called attention to the natural human vanity which prompts an agedman to claim s greater ago than he is entitled to. just as it prompts a middle-aged woman to somewhat minimize the years to which site might lay claim. The point ls also handled by Hardy in “For From the Modding Crowd," ‘when; the dissertation of the olti uiultstci- upon his extreme antiqui-

very depth of our woes; and l1 is quite certain that the iii-st mun who makes a landing on the moon will create excitement even greater than that which greeted Pear-ya splendid exploit.

-——-<o>—-—i AMERICA'S POPULATION

(London Dali-y News) ——It is expected that the Ameri can census which is now proceed- ing will show up estimated tpopu- lation of 112,000,000 draws niten- tion to the remarkable develop- tnent of the United States in com-

plrison with other countries. According to the 1910 census, the population was 91,972,260, whfcli

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1924 is still some way off and many changes will

the Dominion Government in dlr.

6011118 emigration in our interests‘ and already dhdd; 13000 have w“, is undoubtedly the oldest mun he

ed forCanada, while 18.000 have up “WT lllflf, lint suw nothing that plied for the easy terms grnhipd H, Illlglit not he found in n mun of cx-service men. In this connection more than ninﬂiy and less than one

lie carefully cxuiuined Shell, who

ly is one of lhe most humorous DHSSZIEPQ i" Eitgiislt literature. In the cuss of Sliolltlwro are some records which Dr. Ntischei‘ unearth- ed in thc Census Bureau. These

meant that it had grown nearly lliirteciifultl in u (acniury. During tht- some period tho population of tlu- iliilltitl Kingdom hurl hurely treblcti itself, the increase being

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take place before it dawns but the summer of that year is the time suggested by the city of Halifax and concurred in by the city of John for an Old Home Week for the Maritime Provinces. _ ,

The Busy East for February publishes a letter from Thomas F. Anderson, Boston, in which he says that “H. C. Crowell’s statement that ‘the great plan of reunion and celebration has broadened‘ out so as to include all three of the Maritime Provinces was

the one thing needed for a unanimous vote so far as to this.

the Canadian Club of Boston is concerned; and the same thing applies to the Intercolonial Club and the other organizations of Canadian born expatriates hereabouts.”

There is some time yet before the date set but‘ the project is one which may well assume- large pro-

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portions if a determined and persistent propaganda corners of the earth n. ilgrdntl and Festive reunion.

tre amongst the good things of life,

is carried on in the meantime. There is no doubt that thousands of maritime province men and women would be glad of an opportunity to take advantage of the reduced fares and other_ inducements usually available in a movement of this kind to revisit their maritime province homes.

This movement, however, will not thrive on hot air. To make it the success it ought to be after a three years advocacy a generous fund should be pro- vided to give it the necessary publicity abroad and to defray such expenses as will necessarily be incurred in promoting it. This will be a matter for the execu- tive or the promoters to ararnge for and the duty of

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comatose i068] BOVBTIIIIIBHI .

Halifax is putting time and euer-.

These meetings

rid might be suggestive to our. wn province as worthy of emula-

tion and imltltlon.

Sancho, ot‘ the Patriot, is again

practising with hls- little boomer- that John Shell is as old as he another black says is an alleged receipt dated 1809 ‘ye. T318 lricason for tlhc Guardian in payment of a tax, and nobody wt on isins the Fa conwood l'c-|\vould be liable roi- this tax who port Silfillck him in a rather LEQNIBI‘ was ndg o; vogiﬁg a-ge_ spot. e says “They might ave m“ tuken it from the Patriot. it wusinotmld 1g None ofthoﬂe whom he ibsoluteiy con-gap» Ye gods! tonntervknved had over men 1g, d]. expect any intel gent

ng. Poor fellow,

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the rank and file will be to contribute their share and to boost the undertaking.

PLA YING WITH FIRE.

. L’Evenement,

Respecting the MacKenzie King resolution which was rejected by the Commons on Tuesday, a Quebec French-Canadian paper

“Children are always tempted to play with fire. It is a whim whichihas often resulted in disaster. Well, the chief of the Opposition is now playing with fire, like a disobedient child, in askng for a general election at a time when the public do not want one. If the Government were to grant the desire of Mr. King, would not this unfortunate politician exper- ience serious difﬁculty in getting re-elected to the House of Commons, unless someone in the province of Quebec, by an act of charity, offered him a seat belonging to a French-Canadian? And it would be the same with all his English partizans.”

This is a statement of the case in a few words, but a comprehensive one.

TIIE ON LY HOPE.

“Reduce the cost of living by taking off the duty on foodstuffs and necessaries," is the remedy pro- posed by a wing of the Liberal party and vaguely

f Daily Selections

to publish anything political from the PJLFiOI us "absolutely correct"! What u strain it would be upon hu- man credulity! And especially n

Guardian Readers '

Furnished by W. 8. Loosen -O-OO-O-OO-OQOOO4 WORK THRU

(By George Matthew Adams)

There i: a saving power in tho

world-—a something that follows us, that picks us up stumble and that turns our heads to the front when

when we

they get too much in the habit of lookiing down- ward.

This power is work! And i-ts ap- plication is to-work thru.

Many worry thru, fret thru, com- plain thru. But the real rulers, the loaders, creators. domlnators, doerrn-iirose who sow and reap

and accumulate and leave someth-

ing of worth and substance behind —~work turu.

My friend, WORK Tl-lRU!

It's not the easiest way. Some

times you have to go thru stone walls-walls that when you come

hinted at in Mr. King's tariff reform policies. This w than. look absolutely lmsossible

and impassable. But there ls a way

theory presupposes a supply of cheap food and neces- ,0 Se, w,“ men, w, ,0 w,“ saries somewhere outside of Canada and ready to tnwagﬁniwnu.

flow in when we let down the tariff bars. Where are these supplies? Not in the United States for the cost of living there is higher than in Canada. Nor is it to be found in Great Britain where living condi- tions are still worse. Where then? Only in the im- agination of those who are singing the tariff reform

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song.

The bottom is rapidly dropping out of the “Tar- iff for Revenue only” policy of the Liberal remnant. Canadian-s know that the only ‘hope for Canada is to develop her own industries and her own home mar-

nnmon sense of Canada will certainly reject.

bolsterer. substance of what it pays to make

Work is a healer. Work is a Wbrk is the sum and

ife out of. When you are in doubt

a; to the best next move, get right down to some useful job-—-artd by the time you have worked thru it,

he chances are that your vision

will have cleared.

WORK THRU! While the year its young. while

newer things are building, while so many art- dong their , the world a little bette and to even

up what has been torn down thru

diets. Anything that will militate against this the -,'fj,"pf,',jffk;“,l‘lu"gffj- Y°“ °°

est to make

WORK THJIU

H e

one. Dr. Nuscher tested him on

and could but make feeble guesses

at the ages of i115 children, but he taken advantage of by those who bright “me tenow,

had no doubt whatever that he was

what is Ibeeoming of Prince Edward hundred. lie is not only old ibut Sh°w m“ “h” She“ is 97 or 98 island's share of this inﬂux or pgp- ho is illiterate and mentally defect- years Old‘ i’

ulation? We have room for many, ivc, and his o\vn statement about The Rib! Ci"-

tnd we want them, especially of his age or ubotit almost anything he agricultural class. And we par- else is not io be relied upon. "lcularly like the bid stock British is suffering front a gilfrlllﬂug rhrm died‘ in n New Jedsey rtlmshoust- a slass. Those who came u few ycﬂrd of senile dementia, with hsllucln- few Wlnrs B30- citlzens and ‘ations and delusions, but the magic to the 137 year-s old, null the most Vimmble additions $0.001‘ industrial figure "131" has been so thoroughly agctl man on the fuca of the eui-tli. 3,000,000 below what is now thought life. lt is some 0116's dilly l0 BBB drilled into him that he never makes lzi his lifetime no f1 tizupt was o'er A

o! 9°!!!" ‘T941111 0P a ntistuko on this vltnl point. No mutle to certify the cluim, but nfter pact “o m0” l“ ‘m5 direcum! ‘mm ‘doubt if he lives another couple of he was dead uni the intuit-i" ituJ Years lic. will continue to insist ceased to lnteres: him, an investi- thai he is one hundred and thirtyQgatlOu of the records showed that

lllg case appears lo ‘be somewhat similar‘ to that of Noah Ruby, who

He we. supposed

he was less than n hundred yours

3y mm an Om Home Week’ a gala‘many other pOiIItS and found his old. John Shell must be absolvul 3mg", wmch they expect to gamenstatements contradictory. He didn't of any attempt to deceive the pub- New scoua-s sons from the {our remember how long he was married lic. l-le doesn't know how old he is.

Apparently ‘his senliity has been

saw in the old man an opportunity

from 17,000,000 to 45.000.009- Soine years ago the United States National Conservation Commission published an estimate of the prob~ able growth of the American nat- ion during each decade up to the your 2,000. As the Commission's estimate for the year 1920 fails

wlll- prove the actual ﬁgure, it will be seen they have erred on the side of caution. They consider that at the beginning of the next century the lStates will have a population of 249,000,000.

i-{am- THE PRINCE AND OWEN (Forbes Magazine) Up in Ottawa, Canada, there is a Owen Fagan by name, whose delightful person-

131 years old. And‘ if you didn't to-inake some easy money. Slit-ll amyhas recently made a b“ o‘.

believe him the first time he would tell you again.

The Mysterious Receipt. A The chief support of the claim

Where is

receipt? Dr. Nascher could

though one of the three or four men who exploited Ithe aged-nun claimed to have seen a receipt

public document which should be in its place in the Public Works Office; and if intended for public- ation, the press without regard to party color should have been fur- nished with copies. The Guardian does not assume the responsibility cf publishing public documents. second-hand from the columns o.‘ the Patriot. The grit organ ls if- self so conscious of its own unsel- iability that it actually advises us to ask conﬁrmation of its version from the commissioners who signed it, ‘Surely self condemnation.

admits that he was dragged from his comfortable obscurity by a fcw

sunshine for a-whole continent. While the Prince of Wales was

verso“ WM promised mm $200 H ‘here Owen decided that he would

he would exhibit himself under their auspices. l-le was to get $200 but complains that he received only $199. His sons declare that what has been -told abouthlm is a "pack of lies." excepting lhe statement that he has two hundred descend- ants.

get a glimpse of His Royal High- ness lf the opportunity came. It came .qne moming, long lbefore daylight, while Owen was out. in the pasture trying to catch one of his father's horses.

The Canadian Paciﬁc special train, upon which the Prince was making his tour of Canada, was being held on a side-track for a few minutes between stations, and

the good looking chap in civilian clothing, like Owen, seemed inclin- ed toward early conversation.

Owen's attention. however. wou-

SALVAGE As AN am-

(Westmlnster Gazette) Captain Richards, the chief fig- ‘ure in the marine salvage opera- tions that have Newhaven Harbor for their base. could tell some in- teresting yarns of this twenty-five years’ work as n slnvonlie carries with him a gold watch which was presented to him by the underwrit- ers after he had salved £100,000 worth o! rubber from the river Am» uzon. A ship had sunk. bottom up- wards. and to release the cargo it was nccesary for the divers, with the help of explosives, to cut a

Tho past week has a notable rec- ord in at least one respect. The Liberals who have been ever busy in mopping out and preparing pol- icies for their political opponents have forgotten their time honored operation of nominating n new lender for tho Unionist or Conser- vative pariy. Perhaps too nervous lest the King resolution for an el- esfion might pass, to give attention to this important mutter. We for- give them.

parallelogram in iher plates. He is proud of the watch, but it is a token of only one of many ex- ploits. Of all craftsmen, divers are the least within the control of their employers when they are at work. Even tho result of their work cun- not be seen, as n rule, until the ship they are engaged on has been brought into port. it is even rash to assume that they cannot "go round the corner to have a drink." A diver once employed by Captain

dered a bit. for he was watching the special train with youth's eagle eye, vainly endeavoring to sight a young man in the uniform of n captain in the British navy, or n colonel in the British army or something else princely.

"l sure would like to see the Prince—where is he?" sol d Owen.

Someone volunteered the sugges- tion that the Prince was still in bed.

abet-l mornings if he lived with my uncle," laughed Owen. "Uncle is a reg'lar bear about getting folks out o’ bed early! Say, ll'd like to be a Prince so l could stay in bed when I feel like lt."

clothing, Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Prince of Wales. led the hearty laughter that followed, leaped to the stop of the “Killarney" as lhe locomotive whlstlcd "All aboard." and light-heartedly fhruced his shoulders for the duties of another strenuous day.

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